Supporting the whole energy system - Simon Gill
Supporting the whole energy system - Simon Gill
In 2018-19 the average cost to resolve a thermal constraint in the GB power system was £109 / MWh. In 2022-23 it was £366 / MWh. The reason for the more than three fold rise? The increased cost of turning up gas power stations to replace curtailed renewable output. It is widely accepted that our […]
Scottish Futures Trust have published a piece of work I carried out earlier in the year developing a vision laying out how to reform of our electricity market and the way we develop our electricity system. https://shorturl.at/btEHW The vision is predicated on the idea that delivering significant renewable generation capacity is important for net zero,
For this project I worked with InnovateUK to review the leading projects from the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER) programme. This groundbreaking programme aimed to demonstrate new, smart and local ways of developing energy systems that could adapt to local opportunities and challenges and benefit local people and communities. For much of the modern